linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 10/20] x86: avoid W^X being broken during modules loading

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Message-Id: <1533F2BB-2284-499B-9912-6D74D0B87BC1@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 11 Feb 2019 10:45:26 -0800
From:   Nadav Amit <nadav.amit@...il.com>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:     Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Damian Tometzki <linux_dti@...oud.com>,
        linux-integrity <linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org>,
        LSM List <linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Kernel Hardening <kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com>,
        Linux-MM <linux-mm@...ck.org>, Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
        Kristen Carlson Accardi <kristen@...ux.intel.com>,
        "Dock, Deneen T" <deneen.t.dock@...el.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 10/20] x86: avoid W^X being broken during modules
 loading

> On Feb 11, 2019, at 10:29 AM, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de> wrote:
> 
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
>> index 76d482a2b716..69f3e650ada8 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
>> @@ -667,15 +667,29 @@ void __init alternative_instructions(void)
>>  * handlers seeing an inconsistent instruction while you patch.
>>  */
>> void *__init_or_module text_poke_early(void *addr, const void *opcode,
>> -					      size_t len)
>> +				       size_t len)
>> {
>> 	unsigned long flags;
>> -	local_irq_save(flags);
>> -	memcpy(addr, opcode, len);
>> -	local_irq_restore(flags);
>> -	sync_core();
>> -	/* Could also do a CLFLUSH here to speed up CPU recovery; but
>> -	   that causes hangs on some VIA CPUs. */
>> +
>> +	if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_NX) &&
> 
> Not a fast path - boot_cpu_has() is fine here.

Are you sure about that? This path is still used when modules are loaded.